So I have a set of Yok. ES100s on the car. On the front the tread is even with the wear bars. The rears have about 1/16 an inch of tread before the wear bars.

I need to drive from Phoenix, AZ to Vegas. Think I will be okay?

 

Do you gamble much? The only reason I ask is that very reason. It's a gamble. I learned my lesson with a 93 LS. I'll never risk it again. I got into an accident at 5 MPH. SUCKED but it's up to you.

 

if it rains - you may be big trouble

but the odds of rain where you live are nearly zero

 

Yeah, not too worried.

Well, Discount Tire quoted me $333 on a new set of ES100s mounted and balanced, so if they can get them on before Friday morning I will do it.

 

You'll be better off rotating the tires so that the ones with more tread are on the front...

 

I would say if you have to ask the question, you should already know the answer.

 

does ur life only worth the price of tires?

if so, do it.

 

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Your grammar, bad it is.

 

your going to go gamble anyway, why the fock are you questioning yourself already?

take a chance man....dont be so suburban.

 

yeah, put ur tire money on black!

 

its supposed to rain the next three or four days in vegas be careful and put the tires with more tread on the front

 

I drove from VIR to Chicago on corded summer tires, in the slush. That was interesting! Just last week, I drove through a torrential downpour with 3" of standing water in Hankook Z214's.

If the weather is fair, and your alignment isn't drastic in the toe/camber area, you'll be fine.

&lt;-- pillar of bad tire preparedness

 

I dont necessarily drive anywhere on very worn tires. I wouldnt take the gamble.

 

Win some bucks in Vegas and youll be set.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chris F &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just last week, I drove through a torrential downpour with 3" of standing water in Hankook Z214's.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Is that your latest strategy to prevent your car from catching on fire again?

 

I dont get it.
If it starts raining. stop. If not, go. You guys have some bad answers.

chris - who would go with no issues. just be careful when it initially rains (i.e., slick) or just stop altogether. but does it EVER rain there?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chris N &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I dont get it.
If it starts raining. stop. If not, go. You guys have some bad answers.

chris - who would go with no issues. just be careful when it initially rains (i.e., slick) or just stop altogether. </TD></TR></TABLE>

You're considering a 600 mile round trip on tires that last over 30,000 miles. Which means the tires aren't going to suddenly wear down to the belts on this trip. Especially the rear tires, which don't wear as fast as the fronts.

I would switch the tires so the ones with more tread are on the front. And I would do the trip on those tires. If it started to rain, I would slow down (and I mean REALLY slow down, not just 5-10 mph slower) and pull over if traction became a problem.

FWIW, Las Vegas averages only about 4.5 inches of rain a year (compared with 8 in Phoenix, 13 in Los Angeles, 36 in Chicago, 49 in New York, and 59 in Miami).

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chris N &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">but does it EVER rain there? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Apparently, yes, and as PY 01-0972 mentioned, there are storms in the forecast:

National Weather Service
7-Day Area Forecast
For: Las Vegas Valley
Issued: July 27, 2005 22:14:53 UTC

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s light wind..

Thursday: Mostly sunny early in the morning...then partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 105. Light wind. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent.

Thursday night: Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 80s. Light wind. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent.

Friday: Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning.. Then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 103. Light wind. Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent.

Friday night: Partly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening...then isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 80s. Light wind. Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent.

Saturday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 102. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.

Saturday night: Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 80s.

Sunday: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 102.

Sunday night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 80.

Monday: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 101.

Monday night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s.

Tuesday night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s.

 

i drove from columbus ohio to chicago on tires that had cords showing... i'll NEVER do it again, but I say yoru fine if its just down to the bars, like others said w/o rain.

 

Great points about the whole risk of death thing from rain

However, no one has mentioned this yet so I will. What happens when you run over a piece of glass or a nail at 80mph or so on your way through the desert? when your tires are that thin it just goes right through.

But if you don't give a **** I vote you put the money on black

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by type_r_jon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Great points about the whole risk of death thing from rain

However, no one has mentioned this yet so I will. What happens when you run over a piece of glass or a nail at 80mph or so on your way through the desert? when your tires are that thin it just goes right through.

But if you don't give a **** I vote you put the money on black </TD></TR></TABLE>

I agree. Any small debris, and the brutal heat can melt already worn tires easier..

 

if you have to ask....

why not just fry? its only like 79 bucks.. you going to spend more than half that on gas, not to mention 10+ hours driving...

 

When I bought my R in Jersey the kid that sold it to me said that one of the tires had a nipple in it. Needless to say when I got there all 4 tires were down to ther belts. The front tires I could pull the tread on the inside and touch the outside sidewall. Searched for hours for a tire place and couldnt find one. Had to drive 300 miles back to my house in a rainstorm.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by R you serious &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you have to ask....

why not just fry? its only like 79 bucks.. you going to spend more than half that on gas, not to mention 10+ hours driving...</TD></TR></TABLE>

HT is getting real rice

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nsxtasy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You're considering a 600 mile round trip on tires that last over 30,000 miles. Which means the tires aren't going to suddenly wear down to the belts on this trip. Especially the rear tires, which don't wear as fast as the fronts.

I would switch the tires so the ones with more tread are on the front. And I would do the trip on those tires. If it started to rain, I would slow down (and I mean REALLY slow down, not just 5-10 mph slower) and pull over if traction became a problem.

FWIW, Las Vegas averages only about 4.5 inches of rain a year (compared with 8 in Phoenix, 13 in Los Angeles, 36 in Chicago, 49 in New York, and 59 in Miami).

Apparently, yes, and as PY 01-0972 mentioned, there are storms in the forecast:

National Weather Service
7-Day Area Forecast
For: Las Vegas Valley
Issued: July 27, 2005 22:14:53 UTC

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s light wind..

Thursday: Mostly sunny early in the morning...then partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 105. Light wind. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent.

Thursday night: Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 80s. Light wind. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent.

Friday: Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning.. Then scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 103. Light wind. Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent.

Friday night: Partly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening...then isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 80s. Light wind. Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent.

Saturday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 102. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.

Saturday night: Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 80s.

Sunday: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 102.

Sunday night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 80.

Monday: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 101.

Monday night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s.

Tuesday night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s.</TD></TR></TABLE>


.....umm..... ditto~~!

no cords = no care

 

yeah its fine, run em till the chord shows